Concerns about inflation have been pegged as a major catalyst for big swings in longer Treasury yields in recent months. The 10-year Treasury yield hit a peak of 4.8% recently, but has since eased back to about 4.

At their last meeting in December, U.S. Federal Reserve officials were worried about inflation getting stuck above their 2% target and had watched job gains seesaw in what seemed an emerging decline.

Trump has promised to cut regulations, impose sweeping tariffs, overhaul energy policy and lower interest rates. But not all of those measures will bring down inflation.

Economists and analysts aren’t convinced that an expansion of oil and gas production will lower consumer prices.

Brazil's annual inflation rate slowed less than expected in early January, official data showed on Friday, cementing the likelihood that the central bank will hike interest rates by 100 basis points at its meeting next week.

The Michigan Consumer Sentiment survey declined in January as the responses revealed a stark divide over how Americans feel about President Donald Trump’s economic proposals.

Trump will probably seek to ease inflation and lower prices by drilling for more oil, loosening regulations, reducing federal spending, experts say.

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The Bank of England must contend with a slowdown in Britain's economy but also stubborn inflation pressures when it considers whether to cut interest rates in early February as well as its message about the outlook for the rest of the year.

Corporate earnings are coming in strong. Investors are also seeing the Trump administration take a less aggressive approach to tariffs than some had expected.

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And the Fed isn't alone in its concerns about inflation. Today's University of Michigan consumer sentiment data showed year-ahead inflation expectations jumped to 3.3% in January from 2.8% in December – the highest since May 2024. Long-term inflation expectations also rose, to 3.2% from 3.0%.